SUSE update for rubygem-activerecord-4_2

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU71305

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44566

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ActiveRecord’s PostgreSQL adapter. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package rubygem-activerecord-4_2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP3

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9

ruby2.1-rubygem-activerecord-4_2: before 4.2.9-6.9.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230518-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.